Free plans support custom domains. Users can choose between their web client or third party desktop clients like Thunderbird. Disroot allows for encrypted emails to be sent from their webmail application using OpenPGP. Based in The Netherlands, founded in 2015.
Reviewed by Marco Wollank
Disroot
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Threat level
Covered
A covered pick. Anyone can use it as a private drop-in, with no setup or know-how. Enough for most people. Threat levels
Our take
Disroot is a volunteer-run, donation-funded collective, and that shapes everything: free plans with custom domains and a whole suite of services, but support and uptime ride on goodwill rather than a paid SLA. That makes it great for people aligned with its activist, anti-corporate ethos and risky for anyone who needs a guaranteed-reliable mailbox for important mail. Treat it as a community project you are joining, not a product you are buying.
Website at a glance
disroot.org
B score 75
Solid website security headers
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